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[F11(1)Subject to the provisions of this paragraph, the General Council shall make rules for the Investigation Committee, Interim Orders Panels and Fitness to Practise Panels with respect to—U.K.
(a)the reference of cases to the Investigation Committee, an Interim Orders Panel or a Fitness to Practise Panel; and
(b)the procedure to be followed and rules of evidence to be observed in proceedings before that Committee or such a Panel.
(2)Rules made under this paragraph in connection with the consideration by the Investigation Committee of whether to warn a person regarding his future conduct or performance under section 35C(6) above shall include provision—
(a)securing that notice shall be given to this effect to the person concerned;
(b)securing that the person concerned shall be entitled to make representations in writing to the Committee;
(c)securing that if the Committee determines that there should be an oral hearing, the person concerned shall, if he so requires, be entitled to be heard by the Committee;
(d)enabling the person concerned to be represented before the Committee by counsel or a solicitor, or (if the rules so provide and he so elects) by a person of such other description as may be specified in the rules; and
(e)securing that notice be served on the person concerned of any decision taken in relation to him by the Committee.
[F2(2A)Rules made under this paragraph in connection with the consideration by the Investigation Committee of an allegation may include provision—
(a)for enabling the Committee, in such circumstances as may be specified in the rules, to agree with the person concerned that he will comply with such undertakings as the Committee considers appropriate; and
(b)with respect to the procedure to be followed where any such undertakings are breached.]
(3)Rules made under this paragraph in connection with the consideration by an Interim Orders Panel or a Fitness to Practise Panel of the making of an interim suspension order or an order for interim conditional registration under section 41A above, or in connection with the review of such an interim order, shall include provision—
(a)securing that notice that the proceedings are to be brought shall be given, at such time and in such manner as may be specified in the rules, to the person to whom the proceedings relate;
(b)securing that a person in relation to whom an order has been made shall, if he so requires, be entitled to be heard by the Panel on each occasion on which they review the order;
(c)enabling the person in relation to whom the order has been made to be represented before the Panel by counsel or a solicitor, or (if the rules so provide and he so elects) by a person of such other description as may be specified in the rules;
(d)for service on the person to whom the proceedings relate of notice of any decision taken in relation to him by the Panel; and
(e)determining when proceedings before the Panel are to be held in public and when in private (including provision securing that they are to be held in public if the person to whom the proceedings relate so requests).
(4)Rules made under this paragraph in connection with any other proceedings before a Fitness to Practise Panel shall include provision—
(a)securing that notice that the proceedings are to be brought shall be given, at such time and in such manner as may be specified in the rules, to the person to whose registration the proceedings relate;
(b)securing that any party to the proceedings shall, if he so requires, be entitled to be heard by a Panel;
(c)enabling any party to the proceedings to be represented before the Panel by counsel or a solicitor, or (if the rules so provide and the party so elects) by a person of such other description as may be specified in the rules;
(d)[F3in relation to conduct, conviction or determination proceedings,] for proceedings before a Panel to be held in public unless and to the extent that the rules provide otherwise; [F4and
(e)in relation to health or performance proceedings, requiring proceedings before a Panel to be held in public if the person concerned so requests unless and to the extent that the rules provide otherwise.]
(5)Rules made under this paragraph shall specify the relevant date for the purposes of sections 35A and 35B of this Act.
(6)Before making rules under this paragraph the General Council shall consult such bodies of persons representing medical practitioners, or medical practitioners of any description, as appear to the General Council requisite to be consulted.
(7)Rules under this paragraph shall not come into force until approved by order of the Privy Council.
(8)The Privy Council may approve such rules—
(a)as submitted to them; or
(b)subject to such modifications as appear to them to be requisite.
(9)Where the Privy Council propose to approve rules under this paragraph subject to modifications, they shall—
(a)notify the General Council of the modifications they propose to make; and
(b)consider any observations which the General Council may make on the modifications.
(10)[F5In this paragraph—
“conduct proceedings” means proceedings involving an allegation of a kind mentioned in section 35C(2)(a) above;
“performance proceedings” means proceedings involving an allegation of a kind mentioned in section 35C(2)(b) above;
“conviction proceedings” means proceedings involving an allegation of a kind mentioned in section 35C(2)(c) above;
“health proceedings” means proceedings involving an allegation of a kind mentioned in section 35C(2)(d) above; and
“determination proceedings” means proceedings involving an allegation of a kind mentioned in section 35C(2)(e) above.]]
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 4 substituted (7.7.2004 for the substitution of Sch. 4 para. 5A(2) for specified purposes and paras. 1, 5A(1)(3)(3A)(9), 6, 7(3)(4)(6) as notified in the London Gazette dated 2.7.2004, 1.11.2004 in so far as not already in force as notified in the London Gazette dated 8.10.2004) by The Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/3135), arts. 1(2)(3), 14 (with Sch. 2 and savings in The Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) Order 2002 (Saving Provision) Order of Council 2004 (S.I. 2004/1731), arts. 1(1), 2)
F2Sch. 4 para. 1(2A) inserted (19.7.2006 for specified purposes, 19.10.2007 in so far as not already in force as notified in the London Gazette dated 20.7.2007) by The Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) and Miscellaneous Amendments Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1914), art. 1(2)(b)(c)(3), 57(1)(a)
F3Words in Sch. 4 para. 1(4)(d) omitted (19.7.2006 for specified purposes, 19.10.2007 in so far as not already in force as notified in the London Gazette dated 20.7.2007) by virtue of The Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) and Miscellaneous Amendments Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1914), art. 1(2)(b)(c)(3), 57(1)(b)
F4Sch. 4 para. 1(4)(e) and preceding word omitted (19.7.2006 for specified purposes, 19.10.2007 in so far as not already in force as notified in the London Gazette dated 20.7.2007) by virtue of The Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) and Miscellaneous Amendments Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1914), art. 1(2)(b)(c)(3), 57(1)(c)
F5Sch. 4 para. 1(10) omitted (19.7.2006 for specified purposes, 19.10.2007 in so far as not already in force as notified in the London Gazette dated 20.7.2007) by virtue of The Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) and Miscellaneous Amendments Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1914), art. 1(2)(b)(c)(3), 57(1)(d)
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